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The flying shuttle gets patented by John Kay
John Kay, a carpenter, patents a design for a machine to improve loom efficenty. -
Angry mob attacks John Kay's house
Angry weavers think the invention of the flying shuttle will hurt their business. -
James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
Used to reduce work needed to process yarn and stuff. -
Angry mob destroys the spinning jenny design
They broke into James Hargreaves house. -
Richard Arkwright invented the "Water Frame" spinning device
Water wheel propelled a belt to spin the device to process yarn. -
Spinning jenny was patented
It was an updated design with 16 spools, or something like that. -
James Hargreaves dies
20,000 spinning jennys were produced -
Spinning mule perfected
Samuel Crompton invented another spinning device.
